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Owaisi asks why no air defence at Jammu IAF base, terms twin blasts as 'ac
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 29 (ANI): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday asked why there was no air defence over Jammu airbase, where two twin blasts took place on Sunday, despite India having a "defence budget of Rs 3 lakh crores".
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Biden administration seeks USD 715 bn defence budget to 'deter' China, Rus
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], April 9 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has asked Congress to provide USD 715 billion for the defence budget to "deter" Russia and China, the White House said.
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China's rebounding defense budget marches on
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, March 8 (ANI): China announced its 2021 defence budget in the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing. The result? A significant increase in military spending compared to a year ago, even while most other countries in the world are diverting funds into
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Rs 20,000 cr hike in modernisation budget a 'huge step' by govt, will meet
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 4 (ANI): Amid criticism that the defence budget had not been hiked adequately to meet security challenges, Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Thursday called the hike of Rs 20,000 in funds for weapon acquisition "a huge ste
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Increase in capital outlay of Defence amid pandemic is huge step, says IAF
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 4 (ANI): Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Thursday called the increase in the capital outlay of Defence budget "a huge step", which will provide adequate budgetary support amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sitharaman allocates Rs 4.78 lakh crore to defence budget for 2021-22, 'hi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for increasing the defence budget to Rs 4.78 lakh crore for the financial year 2021-22 and termed it as the highest ever increase in capital out
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Watch out for increase in healthcare, defence expenditure, says Chidambara
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Ahead of the keenly awaited Union Budget 2021, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday asked the people of the country to watch out for an increase in healthcare and defence expenditure.
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Trump vetoes US defence budget, calling it 'gift' to Russia, China
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 24 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed massive annual defense policy bill, saying it fails to include critical national security measures and is a gift to Russia and China.
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UK announces biggest military investment since Cold War
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], November 19 (ANI): Britain is set to increase its defence budget by 16.5 billion pounds (USD 21.8 billion) in the next four years to deal with "perilous" international situation and "bolster its global influence."
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China aims to exhaust Taiwan's defence budget by repeated incursions: Repo
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], October 9 (ANI): Taiwan defence minister Yen Te-fav revealed that over 8 per cent of the country's military budget for this year has been spent on responding to China's repeated intrusions.
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Rs 90,048 crores allocated for defence modernisation in 2020-21
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): An amount of Rs 90,048 crores has been allocated for capital acquisition (modernisation) of the armed forces under Defence Service Estimates in 2020-21.
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Amid rising tensions with China, Taiwan unveils record defence budget
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 14 (ANI): As tensions with China escalates, Taiwan has unveiled a budget with a 10 per cent increase in defence spending for next year.
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